confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
softly; mildly; gently; politely
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to attack; to assault; to assail
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
other side; opposite side; other party
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
interruption; suspension; break
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
pre-war days; before the war
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to begin talking; to open up
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to try and do something; to attempt to do something